THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ROBOT COUPE AND THE HEMP INDUSTRY
Obviously, when a celebrity plant like marijuana suddenly gains a huge following from lawmakers and producers across the globe, it is going to attract the attention of some real-time big-name players. Besides a long string of cannabis billionaires, however, one particularly interesting company has taken a major interest in our little green plant: Robot Coupe. […]
GREECE HANDS OUT FIRST TWO LICENSES FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA CULTIVATION
Back in 2017, not long after Catalonia officially legalized marijuana, Greece officially legalized medical-grade cannabis. During a conference on June 30, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Health Minister Andreas Xanthos revealed the big change to Greece’s Law on Control of Drugs and described this change as a promising new front for their country. Now, over […]
NASA INVESTIGATES ELON MUSK FOR A POT SMOKING VIDEO
Needless to say, world-famous entrepreneur Elon Musk has not been able to catch a break in recent months. After several week-smoking incidents sparked a media firestorm this summer, the Space X and Tesla founder is swatting away problems speeding in from the left and the right, including sanctions from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, […]
A CLOSER LOOK AT ALCOHOL PREVENTION AND AWARENESS TRAINING FOR COLLEGES
If you want to stop a problem, cut it off at its source, or at least find a way to keep it from getting worse than it already is. That, in turn, is the philosophy behind a recent wave of alcohol prevention and awareness training initiatives that will be applied to colleges across the United […]
CONSIDERING HOW SUPERBOWL ADVERTISEMENTS FOR ALCOHOL CATER TO TEENS
If you are a parent, you have probably asked yourself the question, “How can I keep my teenager from drinking alcohol when the advertisements for this stuff are everywhere?” While no one can guarantee a teen or young adult will not taste alcohol (at some point in our lives, we all have), you can always […]
WHY ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION INCREASES DURING THE FALL AND WINTER
As the Christmas season approaches, we are all preparing to engage in a variety of holiday festivities including decorating a sparkling tree and throwing high-energy parties. However, not everyone will be wearing a happy face during the holiday season. According to recent studies, as elements like bad weather, stressful schedules, and wild festivities plow across […]
THE TROUBLE WITH ALCOHOL USE IN AMERICA TODAY
Needless to say, the situation involving alcohol consumption has spiraled into a series of unfortunate mishaps, one after another, sine the Prohibition dissolved in the 1930s. However, since the onset of the 20th century, the public began to grow warier of alcohol consumption and began to heed the words of Dr. Benjamin Rush (the first […]
THE STEROID INCIDENT THAT ALMOST BROUGHT DOWN WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT
Sadly, when many wrestling superstars told 80s and 90s kids to eat their vitamins, these famous men were taking a different sort of medication behind the scenes. Beyond the spotlight and outside the ring, some legendary wrestlers (and other athletes for that matter) succumbed to PED (performance-enhancing drug) abuse and addiction for one singular purpose: […]
WHY TED NUGENT DOES NOT APPROVE OF MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION IN MICHIGAN
Needless to say, in the wake of the massive marijuana debate that’s been plowing through our country, many celebrities have come forward to show their support for the little green plant. From Snoop Dogg to Willie Nelson and from Kristen Bell to Eugene Monroe, many men and women from both sides of the playing field […]
A CLOSER LOOK AT THE CONTROVERSIAL ALDI CHRISTMAS COMMERCIAL
Much like the TV specials that air in December, every Christmas, millions of Americans look forward to the time-honored tradition of the Christmas commercials. As far back as this mode of advertising existed, we always seem to ask the question “how will the big businesses make us cry this time?” After all, some of the […]